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Autumn Nights
- 13 Spooky Fall Reads
- Narrated by: Garrett Michael Brown
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The shadows grow long in the crisp autumn air, and soon, the summer will be a distant memory. In the dim light of a fading sun, the night has returned to reclaim its own.
From hayrides, corn mazes, Jekyll n Hyde, warped games, witches, demons, and death personified, Autumn Nights: 13 Spooky Fall Reads brings together the very best in chilling tales to hear under a harvest moon.
This audiobook is for those who get excited about Halloween and crisp fall weather (and yes, even pumpkin spice lattes). Are you the type to dream of windy nights and tumbling leaves even while summer days stretch on? Do you want scary bonfire stories with doses of humor and twists on classical tales? This collection is perfect for you.
These 13 plus one bonus spooky short stories originate from the talents of 14 impressive new and published authors. Each twisted tale glimmers with a different sinister face of autumn to bring new chills to your spine.
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- Jennifer Stover
- 11-04-19
Loved it
Though with many short story books it’s usually a mix up of decent and not so great stories but with this one I truly enjoyed just about all of them there was only maybe one or two I didn’t get into that much, ninety percent of it was very good. I would definitely recommend this title to anyone looking for selection of spooky stories and side note none of the stories relied on heavy gore or sex. Just simply spooky fun tales. I was given this audio in exchange for honest review for free and I would definitely use a credit for it , well worth it.
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- WitchyWyatt
- 11-05-19
Great for October!
At my request, I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
I was so happy to get the chance to listen to this book during the month of October, though it would still be great any time of the year. It really put me in the mood with a spooky vibe. I can be pretty hard to please when it comes to short story compilation books, especially when they’re supposed to be spooky, but I was very pleasantly surprised with this one.
I can think of two stories I didn’t particularly care for, but it wasn’t that they weren’t good. Their setting and subject just weren’t of my interest, and therefor they lost it. Overall I think this is great book! And I would love to find some others that can match its standard. Will be listening again when next October rolls around.
Definitely worth the credit or the money! Get it!
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- Melissa and Josh
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My Last Collection
I’m not a fan of those who create the Goodreads, Audible, Amazon pages without listing all the authors and the stories they wrote. I think this is my last time I'll listen to a collection of short stories as I find the majority aren’t my cup of tea, whether they’re boring, make no sense, etc. The narrator did an awesome job! I’d listen to him again.
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“Hannah and Gregory” by Jacob Faust 1/5
I had so many questions. It was similar to the Hansel and Gretel, obviously done on purpose per the title, the kids getting lost, the witch, the unique house she lived in, her being pushed into the oven, etc. I’m just not a big fan of “remakes.” Mistakes I found: “He fired back,” was spoken after Hannah told Gregory to shut up. Or “'You’ll make a nice appetizer to your little mate,’ he purred.” The cat was female. 1. How old were these kids? 2. Baba Yaga was going to use the fairy king to find treasure? She was a powerful old witch; going after treasure wasn’t working for me. 3. Gregory heard the witch talking when he entered the library, yet she was unable to hear him knocking books and shelving down? 4. The cat took the map back from Gregory, who ended up yelling at the cat, and for whatever reason, “Gregory cursed himself for yelling.” Why? It’s not like he’d been quiet. 5. Hannah went into a room and, like the one Gregory had gone in, heard the witch calling out to her thinking she was the cat. It was the exact same thing she’d said to Gregory. That scene was confusing. 6. Why did Hannah hide behind the stove, when the witch stated she knew she was there? 7. At the end, they decided to give the treasure map to their stepmother. Could any reader see her going treasure hunting? I couldn’t. 8. How did their father respond when they finally got home? I wish there would have been more at the end.
“The Teller Tree” by SM Rose 1/5
It was funny when I got to this story because maybe two audiobooks back, I’d listened to a collection of stories and there was one very similar to this one. Again, similar to the last story, this was a take on Little Red Riding Hood. Not a fan. One line I found funny was when the girl saw the woodsman in the woods the second time around, she realized he had an ax… that was used to cut trees. Something about that line had me thinking “Obviously the ax was for cutting trees down… he’s a woodsman!” While Roger cut the tree down, it revealed secrets, yet there was no reaction on his part. When the protagonist told the tree’s story, she had to “rearrange” it so she wasn’t telling the exact same story. How had the tree’s story gone when it was just like the protagonist’s life story? The most questioning part of the story was the big reveal at the end. The protagonist was bisexual? A lesbian? When there was no romantic/sexual thoughts or anything toward her female best friend. Sorry, but no.
“From Hell” by Tara Jazdzewski 4/5
Finally a good story! I wish it would have been longer.
“Constellation Boy” by Dixon Reuel 3/5
I found the idea of all inhabitants being gone leaving Death to just wait for more to come to be very interesting. This was the first story so far in which the black cat had a very teeny role… and wasn’t even feel but a stuffed animal. While the idea was neat, I wasn’t a fan of the ending. It was bleh. One mistake I found was “He also initialized the embryo growth programmed.”
“Soul Sisters” by Mandy Lawson 2/5 NO CAT!
This was the only story in which there was NO BLACK CAT at all! How did it even end up in this batch of stories? Obviously that was one of the themes between them. I liked the story up until the big reveal that the protagonist was sisters with the killer. I was like “What?!”. It left me feeling as though the author wasn’t sure how to end the story or what the twist would be until she was near that part of the story. It was a letdown for me. 1. What the age difference between the girls? 2. How had she found out she’d been adopted and who her real parents were?
“The Witches of Nine” by Meg Holeva 2/5
I felt a little lost with this story as there wasn’t much backstory. When the officers showed up at their house to inform them of the mother’s death, that had to be the most insensitive “we’re sorry for your loss” I’ve ever read/heard. I wish it had been longer. 1. So Kolby’s father was an alcoholic? Why? 2. Her mother was deployed, as in the military? How long had she been gone to where the house is falling apart? Years? How did she die? 3. There was a part when her father stated he needed to keep his promise. About what? 4. What was Kolby going to be doing as a witch? I found it questionable that Kolby thought of the fairy king’s acquaintance as both a beautiful woman and a hag. A mistake I found: “Kolby scritched behind the feline’s ears.”
“Dawson’s Farms” Matthew Cesca 4/5
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“My Own Dark Way” KA Miltimore by 2/5
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I received a free audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
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- J Richardson
- 11-04-19
Spooky but not scary
This collection of stories was a pleasant surprise. They had just the right amount of fall/halloween spookiness without keeping me up at night. Like most short story collections there were some stars and some duds in the bunch but most were good enough to keep me listening. Many seemed to lean toward YA so be aware if that's not your thing (lots of dysfunctional teenage relationships lol). The narrator did a great job, despite many of the stories being from a female perspective (he does a great popular/snotty teenage girl voice). Overall, really enjoyed this!
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- Shawna
- 09-01-20
Great collection!
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I love short story collections. This one did not disappoint. While there were some in here that were not to my liking, it was due to my own personal taste rather than anything to do with the stories themselves.
I love Halloween and fall itself so this really put me into the spirit of the season.
I suggest to everyone who likes short stories to get this book! It is definitely worth it!
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- cagles
- 11-03-19
I highly recommend this to horror fans
Wow, what a gem! I especially love these collection type books from different authors because each story will be something completely different than the last. You never know what to expect.
This book did not fail at keeping me on my toes. Sure, some stories are better than others. But I can honestly say I genuinely enjoyed the vast majority of the stories and that's something I can't say about most of the collective horror books I've read.
If you like grown up creepy, original, sometimes funny, many times shocking horror stories, then I highly recommend this book!
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- timj26
- 11-02-19
Great collection
This appealed to the child in me who still loves halloween
Lots of variety and pretty safe for most ages my 15 year old also enjoyed it
Well narrated and spooky fun so why not treat yourself
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- Katie Diehl
- 08-21-20
Spooky without being gory.
I have really enjoyed listening to these short stories. There’s a little bit of everything spooky without being all blood and gore. I love the idea of using up and coming authors to create a book for a good cause. It’s a win win for everyone I’m really looking forward to the next in the series.
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- James
- 12-11-20
Good Halloween Fun
There were a few not so good stories, but overall a very nice collection of Halloween spooky fun. Good narration.
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- Mac M.
- 09-22-20
Exactly what you think it is
This is a good selection of short stories all with autumn as their commonality. Perfect for something non-committal or if you just want to invoke the feeling of fall.
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- Clare Doherty
- 03-28-20
A great story wither you read or listen to it
I only got the audio book yesterday but it was so good that I listened to it straight away it was wonderful it has 13 stories in it and each was better than the last and there is one little thing that is added to every single story but you will have to either read it or listen to it to find out what that is but if you like lots of good stories in one bundle then you will love this.
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